Presley Gerber, the model and son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died. He was 27.
Allie Jenkins, a representative for Crawford and Rande, confirmed Gerber’s death to the Associated Press on Sunday, September 20. “The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time,” Jenkins said.
Online records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner showed that Gerber died at a rehabilitation facility. A cause of death had not been publicly announced, and an autopsy remained pending in the initial reports.
Gerber was Crawford and Rande’s older child and the brother of model and actress Kaia Gerber. He followed his mother and sister into fashion as a teenager before becoming increasingly open in adulthood about his experiences with depression, addiction and mental health treatment.
A Cause of Death Has Not Been Announced
TMZ first reported Gerber’s death Sunday, citing Medical Examiner records. The family confirmation subsequently came through multiple outlets, including the AP.
The location listed by the Medical Examiner establishes where Gerber died, but it does not establish what caused his death. No official cause had been released as of the initial reporting.
Gerber had spoken publicly about substance use, mental health and treatment before his death, but the Medical Examiner had not released any findings linking his death to an overdose, a particular substance or a treatment he previously discussed.
Gerber’s history can provide context for the subjects he chose to address publicly during his life, but an official medical determination is still required before drawing conclusions about how he died.
Gerber Shared His Experience With Ibogaine Treatment in March
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In March, Gerber posted an unusually detailed account of undergoing ibogaine treatment while addressing his addiction.
He described being frightened before receiving what he called an “ibogaine flood dose” and wrote about confronting experiences and behaviors he had spent years trying to escape. Near the end of the Instagram post, he said he was “praying it’s the last time I have to come back.”
Crawford responded publicly by calling her son a “warrior” and saying she was proud of him. Kaia also wrote that she was proud of her brother.
Ibogaine is a psychoactive compound derived from the iboga plant that has been studied for possible applications in substance-use treatment. The FDA has supported research involving related compounds, but ibogaine itself is not an approved treatment in the United States.
Gerber’s March treatment occurred months before his death, and no official information released about his death establishes a connection between the two.
Crawford was still publicly celebrating her son during the summer. Gerber turned 27 on July 2, and his mother marked the birthday with photographs from different stages of his life while writing about how proud she was of the man he had become.
He Said Helping Even One Person Would Make Speaking Out Worth It
Gerber had begun discussing his mental health publicly years before the final months of his life.
During a 2023 appearance on the Studio 22 podcast, he spoke about depression and explained why he had become willing to discuss experiences that had previously remained private.
“Whether I help one person or a hundred people get out of that place that I was in at one point in my life, that’s all I need to do,” Gerber said.
He described maintaining his mental health as ongoing work rather than something that could be resolved once and forgotten. He later extended those conversations to social media through a series he called “Mental Health Mondays.”
Gerber did not present himself as someone who had solved every problem. He spoke about mistakes he had made and said he hoped sharing them could prevent someone else from going through the same experiences.
That remained part of his public work in 2026. On June 11, Gerber appeared with Crawford and Rande at the We Are ENOUGH x Aviator Nation launch in Malibu, which became his final reported public appearance.
During a panel on mental health, he spoke about a turning point in his early 20s and encouraged people to be willing to show vulnerability. The event supported a bracelet collection whose proceeds benefited mental health organizations.
Kaia Gerber Spoke About Her Brother’s Addiction One Month Before His Death
Kaia discussed the effect of her brother’s addiction on their family in an August 11 Vogue cover story.
The magazine described Presley as having experienced a decade-long struggle with drug addiction. Kaia said that dynamic influenced how she behaved within the family while growing up.
“When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone,” she said.
Kaia explained that she began thinking of herself as the “easy one” and became reluctant to ask her parents for help because she felt the family was already dealing with enough.
She also spoke positively about Presley’s decision to become more open publicly. Kaia contrasted his approach with the privacy that had traditionally characterized their family and called her brother an “absolute teacher.”
“My parents for most of our lives were very, very private and didn’t share anything, and now we have this absolute teacher, my brother, who says, ‘I’m gonna be very human for everyone,’” she told Vogue.
The interview was published a little more than a month before Gerber’s death and addressed the family’s experience up to that point rather than making any claim about what would happen afterward.
Presley Followed Cindy Crawford Into Modeling as a Teenager
Gerber began modeling in his teens and built credits with several of the industry’s biggest fashion houses.
When DNA Model Management announced that it had signed him in 2019, the agency cited work with Calvin Klein, Balmain, Hugo Boss, Burberry and Saint Laurent. His editorial credits included appearances in publications such as Vogue, AnOther, L’Officiel, Numéro and GQ Style.
He also walked major runways and worked alongside Kaia as both siblings established careers in an industry their mother had helped define decades earlier.
Fashion periodically brought the entire family together professionally. Presley appeared with Crawford, Rande and Kaia in a 2025 campaign for Vuori, and he and Crawford participated in a Mother’s Day conversation for the brand about their relationship, childhood memories and the lessons they had learned from each other.
Presley told his mother that he found the professional side of her life increasingly inspiring as he became older.
When Crawford was asked to describe her son in three words, she chose “sensitive,” “authentic” and “brave.” She also told him that being his mother had made him one of her greatest teachers.
Gerber is survived by Crawford, Rande and Kaia.